Yearning for some simple summer cocktails? Check out these five cool and refreshing summer cocktail recipes that will make you forget all about the heat. Whether you favor champagne or tequila, gin or bourbon, you’re bound to find a summer cocktail you’ll enjoy here.
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Veuve Clicquot Rich + Lemon and Thyme
Ingredients:
- 5-6 large ice cubes
- 2-3 zests of lemon
- 1-2 springs of thyme
- Veuve Clicquot Rich Champagne
Directions:
Place 5 ice cubes in a large wine glass, add lemon zests, top with Veuve Clicquot Rich, and finish with springs of fresh Thyme.
Recipe courtesy of Veuve Clicquot
Veuve Clicquot Rich
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The Cartel
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Lemoncocco
- 1.5 oz Tequila Blanco
- 1 oz Agave Syrup
- 1/2 Lime
Directions:
In a shaker tin, add ice and all the ingredients. Shake vigorously to combine and chill. Garnish with a lemon slice.
Recipe courtesy of Lemoncocco
Lemoncocco
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WTRMLN Mule
Ingredients:
- 1.5 oz Patrón Silver
- 3 oz WTRMLN WTR
- 4 oz Ginger Beer
- 0.75 oz Lemon Juice
- 6 Raspberries, 2 for garnish
- + Mint Sprig for garnish
Directions:
In a shaker tin, muddle the raspberries by gently pressing them. Add the remaining ingredients except the ginger beer. Add ice and shake vigorously to combine and chill. Strain into a mule mug filled with fresh ice. Top off with ginger beer. Garnish with a mint sprig and raspberries.
Recipe courtesy of Tequila Patron
Patron Silver
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Twisted Juleep
Ingredients:
- 2 parts Jim Beam Black
- 0.5 parts peach nectar
- Muddled blueberries (a handful) and mint with a touch of brown sugar
Directions:
In a double old fashioned glass, muddle the mint and brown sugar. Add the blueberries and muddle again. Add crushed ice, peach nectar and Jim Beam Black. Stir to distribute mint. Top with crushed ice. Garnish with blueberries and a mint sprig.
Recipe courtesy of Jim Beam
Jim Beam Black
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NOLET’S Silver Peach Lemonade
Ingredients:
- 1 oz NOLET’S Silver Gin
- 3 oz Fresh Squeezed Lemonade
- 0.5 oz Elderflower Liqueur
- Peaches
Directions:
Muddle 2 peach slices in the bottom of a mason or highball glass. Add ice and remaining ingredients and stir. Garnish with a peach slice.
Recipe courtesy of NOLET’s Gin
NOLET’S Silver Gin
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